Little 500 Drivers

Little 500 Pole Winners – 1949-2023

Jun 7, 2023

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YEAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	TIME
1949	Tom Cherry	Muncie, IN	14.500*
1950	Tom Cherry	Muncie, IN	14.490*
1951	Everett Burton	Matthews, IN	14.590
1952	Tom Cherry	Muncie, IN	15.160
1953	Curly Body	Goshen, IN	15.600
1954	Tom Cherry	Muncie, IN	14.340*
1955	Wayne Alspaugh	Cadiz, IN	14.570
1956	Wayne Alspaugh	Cadiz, IN	14.333*
1957	Red Amick	Muncie, IN	14.320*
1958	Bill Kimmel	Louisville, KY	57.000*
1959	Nelson Stacy	Cincinnati, OH	56.050*
1960	A.J. Shephard	Gardena, CA	55.760*
1961	Clare Lawicki	Madison Heights, MI	55.790
1962	Johnny Rutherford	Ft. Worth, TX	55.850
1963	Johnny White	Warren, MI	53.580*
1964	Al Smith	Dayton, OH	54.190
1965	Benny Rapp	Toledo, OH	53.870
1966	Dean Mast	Dover, OH	53.130*
1967	Darl Harrison	Tiffin, OH	53.270
1968	Ray Wright	Elkhart, IN	53.250
1969	Tom York	South Bend, IN	53.320
1970	Bobby Black	Taylorsville, IN	55.330
1971	Benny Rapp	Toledo, OH	54.880
1972	Bob Kinser	Bedford, IN	51.550*
1973	Dick Gaines	Floyd Knobbs, IN	51.240*
1974	Bob Frey	Elyria, OH	50.710*
1975	Bud Frazier	Chillicothe, OH	51.575
1976	Dick Gaines	Floyd Knobbs, IN	51.893
1977	Robert Smith	Gibsonton, FL	50.077*
1978	Bobby Allen	Hanover, PA	49.714*
1979	Bob Seelman	Lansing, MI	49.230*
1980	Frank Riddle	Tampa, FL	48.599*
1981	Greg Leffler	Winchester, IN	48.554*
1982	Marvin Carman	Union City, IN	48.321*
1983	Frank Riddle	Tampa, FL	47.961*
1984	Frank Riddle	Tampa, FL	47.373*
1985	Frank Riddle	Tampa, FL	47.351*
1986	Frank Riddle	Tampa, FL	47.255*
1987	Bob Frey	Wickenburg, AZ	46.273*
1988	Stan Butler	Tampa, FL	45.322*
1989	Doug Heveron	Liverpool, NY	44.833*
1990	Jim Childers	St. Petersburg, FL	45.189
1991	Jim Childers	Seffner, FL	44.488*
1992	Donnie Adams	Alexandria, IN	46.572
1993	Doug Heveron	Liverpool, NY	45.280
1994	Tray House	Chesterfield, IN	45.337
1995	Tray House	Chesterfield, IN	44.353*
1996	David Steele	Tampa, FL	45.739
1997	Gary Fedewa	Mason, MI	44.950
1998	Gary Fedewa	Holt, MI	44.262
1999	Jim Childers	Riverview, FL	45.811
2000	David Steele	Tampa, FL	45.070
2001	Jeff Bloom	Bangor, MI	45.680
2002	David Steele	Tampa, FL	45.526
2003	David Steele	Tampa, FL	44.964
2004	David Steele	Tampa, FL	44.831
2005	Tom Fedewa	Dimondale, MI	45.394
2006	Aaron Pierce	Muncie, IN	45.161
2007	Donnie Adams Jr.	Alexandria, IN	45.699
2008	Doug Heveron	Liverpool, NY	45.184
2009	Tony Elliott	Warsaw, IN	45.271
2010	Levi Jones	Olney, IL	45.333
2011	Aaron Pierce	Daleville, IN	44.210*
2012	Tony Hunt	Lincoln, CA	45.013
2013	Jo Jo Helberg	Rohnert Park, CA	44.686
2014	Bryan Clauson	Noblesville, IN	44.484
2015	Bobby Santos III	Fishers, IN	44.556
2016	Caleb Armstrong	New Castle, IN	44.281
2017	Caleb Armstrong	New Castle, IN	45.164
2018	Davey Hamilton Jr.	Indianapolis, IN	44.925
2019	Kody Swanson	Kingsburg, CA	45.005
2020	Kody Swanson	Kingsburg, CA	44.745
2021	Kody Swanson	Kingsburg, CA	44.497
2022	Tyler Roahrig	Plymouth, IN	43.477*
2023	Kody Swanson	Kingsburg, CA	43.614

* Track Record

Little 500 Pole Winners – 1949-2023

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